Nathan H. Knorr

E386551

Jehovah’s Witnesses member person religious leader

Nathan H. Knorr was the third president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, under whose leadership Jehovah’s Witnesses expanded globally and emphasized systematic Bible education.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Nathan H. Knorr canonical	3
Nathan Homer Knorr	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jehovah’s Witnesses member ⓘ person ⓘ religious leader ⓘ
associatedWith	Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania ⓘ Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York ⓘ
birthDate	1905-04-23 ⓘ
citizenship	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
deathDate	1977-06-08 ⓘ
employer	Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania ⓘ surface form: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
endTimeOfPosition	1977 ⓘ
familyName	Knorr ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Bible education ⓘ religious publishing ⓘ
fullName	Nathan H. Knorr self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nathan Homer Knorr
givenName	Nathan ⓘ
hasReligionRole	president of the principal legal corporation used by Jehovah’s Witnesses ⓘ
implemented	organizational procedures for congregation oversight ⓘ systematic training programs for Jehovah’s Witnesses ministers ⓘ
influenced	educational methods used by Jehovah’s Witnesses ⓘ organizational structure of Jehovah’s Witnesses ⓘ
knownFor	development of a worldwide program of Bible schools for Jehovah’s Witnesses ⓘ emphasis on systematic Bible education ⓘ expansion of Watch Tower Society branch offices worldwide ⓘ global organizational expansion of Jehovah’s Witnesses ⓘ oversight of large-scale Bible literature production and distribution ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
memberOf	Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
movement	JehovahsWitnesses ⓘ surface form: Jehovah’s Witnesses
notableEvent	election as president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in 1942 ⓘ
notableFor	third president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania ⓘ
occupation	Bible teacher ⓘ religious administrator ⓘ
oversaw	construction and expansion of Watch Tower Society facilities ⓘ international missionary activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses ⓘ
placeOfDeath	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
positionHeld	president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania ⓘ president of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York ⓘ
precededBy	J. F. Rutherford ⓘ
religion	JehovahsWitnesses ⓘ surface form: Jehovah’s Witnesses
startTimeOfPosition	1942 ⓘ
strategicFocus	global expansion of congregations ⓘ increased translation and printing of Bible literature ⓘ standardized Bible study programs ⓘ
succeededBy	Frederick W. Franz ⓘ
workLocation	Brooklyn ⓘ surface form: Brooklyn, New York

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joseph Franklin Rutherford → successor → Nathan H. Knorr ⓘ

Judge Rutherford → successor → Nathan H. Knorr ⓘ

J. F. Rutherford → successor → Nathan H. Knorr ⓘ

Nathan H. Knorr → fullName → Nathan H. Knorr self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nathan Homer Knorr